Resultados de búsqueda - "Green Revolution"

The lowest hanging fruit: Beneficial gene knockouts in past, present, and future crop evolution por Monroe, J.G., Arciniegas Vega, Juan Pablo, Moreno, J.L., Sánchez, F., Sierra, S., Valdés, S., Torkamaneh, D., Chavarriaga, P.

“…This includes dramatic examples from the very origins of agriculture to the monumental yield increases of the Green Revolution. Recent advances in the generation of whole genome sequence data and functional investigations into the molecular genetic basis of crop traits continue to reveal the existence of considerable beneficial loss of function in crop species. …”
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Opportunities for building resilience of African farming systems por Chikowo, Regis, Olwande, John, Wanzala, Maria, Lubungu, Mary, Ngoma, Hambulo, Sanchez, Pedro

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Agricultural technology adoption in the Feed the Future zone in Bangladesh por Ahmed, Akhter, Hernandez, Ricardo, Naher, Firdousi

“…Seed, fertilizer and irrigation technologies known as the ‘Green Revolution’ technologies have long played major roles in the growth of agriculture production in Bangladesh. …”
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Overview of extension philosophies and methods por Davis, Kristin E., Sulaiman, V. Rasheed

“…The focus on extension increased during the green revolution era. Today, due to factors such as food price crises and climate change, extension is increasingly recognised as critical for rural development. …”
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Summary and implications por Rashid, Shahidur, Zhang, Xiaobo

“…In the early 1990s, when the country was celebrating the success of the Green Revolution, per capita annual fish consumption was only 10 kilograms, with widespread concerns that consumption could decline even further because of rising prices (Bouis and Haddad 1992). …”
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Introduction [in The making of a blue revolution in Bangladesh] por Rashid, Shahidur

“…“Famine 1975” (Paddock and Paddock 1967), “lifeboat ethics” (Hardin 1974), and “triage” (Ehrlich 1971) were the labels commonly applied to these countries. Thanks to Green Revolution technology and concerted policy actions, none of the dire predictions turned out to be true. …”
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Seed, fertilizer and innovation in Bangladesh: Industry and policy issues for the future por Jaim, W. M. H., Akter, Shaheen

“…Seed, fertilizer and irrigation technologies known as Green Revolution technologies have been playing major roles in the growth of agriculture production in Bangladesh. …”
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Introduction [In The political economy of agricultural policy reform in India] por Birner, Regina, Gupta, Surupa, Sharma, Neeru

“…Although the policy framework achieved the intended goal of food self-sufficiency, subsidizing the costs of fertilizer and electricity-along with other policies put in place to launch the Green Revolution-has met with increasing criticism during the past decade.…”
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Biotechnology, trade, and hunger: IFPRI 2000-2001 Annual Report Essay por Díaz-Bonilla, Eugenio, Robinson, Sherman

“…The last century saw three revolutions in agricultural technology — one based on mechanization, one on chemistry (leading to effective fertilizers and pesticides), and one on biology (the “Green Revolution”). For much of this period, agricultural productivity and output have grown rapidly and the relative price of food has declined. …”
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Income and equity effects of crop productivity growth under alternative foreign trade regimes: a CGE analysis for the Philippines por Bautista, Romeo M., Robinson, Sherman

“…Based on counterfactual simulations using a multi-sector, computable general equilibrium (CGE) model of the Philippine economy, this paper investigates quantitatively the economywide income and equity effects of crop productivity growh during the green revolution period 1965-80 under alternative trade policies. …”
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Beer, barley, livestock, milk: Who adopts agricultural innovations in rural Rajasthan? por Najjar, Dina, Baruah, Bipasha

“…Most of these findings are drawn from the Green Revolution, which focused overwhelmingly on high-yielding varieties of rice, maize, and wheat, along with the introduction or expansion of irrigation and extension services and the use of fertilizers and pesticides. …”
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Challenges for meeting the global food and nutrient needs in the new millennium por Khush, Gurdev S.

“…Major advances have occurred in food production during the last 30 years as a result of the adoption of ‘green revolution’ technology. The price of rice and wheat is 40 % lower than it was in the 1950s. …”
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The case for post Malabo Agenda implementation guidelines por Ulimwengu, John M., Mutyasira, Vine, Keizire, Boaz

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Village Baseline Study: Site Analysis Report for Haryana - Karnal, India por Shrestha, K., Singh, R., Upraity, Varsha, Acharya, Ganesh, Rayamajhi, Arati, Nagrale, B, Kumar, S.

“…Pakhana benefited from the Green Revolution and has adopted improved varieties and the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. …”
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The Punjab Preservation of Subsoil Water Act: a regulatory mechanism for saving groundwater por Sharma, Bharat R., Ambili, G.K., Sidhu, B.S.

“…Groundwater resources, believed to have played an important role in Green Revolution induced agricultural productivity rise in India, is under serious threat due to overdraft. …”
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Environmental Impacts of Productivity-Enhancing Crop Research: A Critical Review por CGIAR Standing Panel on Impact Assessment, Maredia, Mywish K., Pingali, Prabhu L.

“…Adding to this difficulty of attributing the causes of environmental impacts to research, the authors describe a common tendency of literature to conflate the green revolution with the larger phenomenon of agricultural intensification.…”
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The adoption of improved agricultural technologies: A meta-analysis for Africa por Arslan, Aslihan, Floress, Kristin, Lamanna, Christine, Lipper, Leslie, Asfaw, Solomon, Rosenstock, Todd S.

“…The micro-economic literature on the analysis of the drivers of agricultural technology adoption is well-established since the Green Revolution. Although numerous seminal reviews of this literature have been published, most of these were theoretical or conceptual reviews and focus on earlier literature from continents other than Africa, which is the continent facing the biggest productivity challenge now. …”
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Female community-based agents: Archetypes and experience with farmers por Kaur, Jasleen

“…Alliance for a Green Revolution (AGRA) has developed a Village Based Advisor (VBA) model to bring timely advice, access to inputs, technology and markets closer to smallholders in African countries. …”
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Evolving rice and wheat markets por Ahmed, Raisuddin

“…Bangladesh's Green Revolution in foodgrain production has triggered a marketing revolution of far greater proportions. …”
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Rural infrastucture, the settlement system, and development of the regional economy in Southern India por Wanmali, Sudhir

“…North Arcot, a rural district of Tamil Nadu, India, has been the site of extensive research on whether economic growth induced by the introduction of the green revolution has widened inequities between the well-to-do and the poor. …”
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